Vanity Fair

tags: fiction, classic •

Book Info

Author
William Makepeace Thackery
Year
Pages
759
Acquired

This book belongs to a collection I am tracking: Easton Press: The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written

  • I have not read this book yet.
  • A hardcover copy of this book is currently in my home library.
Links to this – Easton Press: The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written
Links to this – Vanity Fair May 6, 2022
In the 1678 novel Pilgrim’s Progress there was a town called Vanity that had a non-stop fair specializing in anything Man could pleasure in or desire. It is run by the demon Beelzebub and represented Man’s frivolity and hedonism. The phrase was then used as the title of a serialized novel in 1847....